A national leader in adult education for more than 40 years, Excelsior College offers innovative distance learning programs that are specifically designed for working adults.

Excelsior's programs enable professionals like you to broaden your abilities, master new skills, and increase your value to your organization.

Bassett Medical Center chose Excelsior as an educational partner because we understand the needs of adult learners who are balancing education with jobs, families, and other responsibilities. With our online learning model, you can take courses where and when they fit into your schedule. Excelsior offers discounted tuition for students from partner organizations, ensuring you an affordable education.

Excelsior has programs for a wide range of educational goals. You can:

Earn an associate or bachelor's degree, building on previous credits you may have earned at other institutions.

Develop specialized skills and leadership qualities through Excelsior's Center for Professional Development.

Obtain a professional certificate.

Whatever your objective, Excelsior has the right program or courses for you.

Excelsior College and Bassett Medical Center are partners in promoting student success. Put this partnership to work for you. Contact an Excelsior admissions coordinator to find out how Excelsior can move your education and your career forward. Be sure to tell our admissions team that you qualify for partnership pricing.

Are you a US veteran or in active military service? You may be eligible for an additional reduction in undergraduate tuition if you are an active service member. We offer military benefits and preferential pricing.

About Excelsior College

Philosophy

What you know is more important than where or how you learned it.®

Mission

Excelsior College provides educational opportunity to adult learners with an emphasis on those historically underrepresented in higher education. The College meets students where they are — academically and geographically, offering quality instruction and the assessment of learning.

Vision

Excelsior College aspires to be a model university for the 21st Century. Excelsior will:

be a provider of choice for those who pursue their educational goals in a flexible, individualized manner,

continue to serve as a cost-effective stimulus for lifelong learning and individual achievement, advocating the assessment of prior learning and aggregation of credit,

be recognized as an ideal academic collaborator and as a valuable partner in addressing societal and workforce needs.

We offer degrees in criminal justice and military leadership designed to help leaders prepare for careers in criminal justice, government, not-for-profit management, public administration, and the military.

A national leader in nursing education, Excelsior is recognized for excellence by the National League for Nursing, a preferred membership organization for nurse faculty and leaders and nurse educators.

Excelsior’s online professional development courses and training programs help you acquire leadership skills and stay current with the latest workplace practices, trends, and technologies.

As an accredited, nonprofit institution, Excelsior is ready to match the right program to your academic goals. Contact an admissions coordinator to learn more — and be sure to mention that you qualify for partnership pricing.

Credit Transfer Guidelines

Get academic credit for your professional knowledge and experience.

If you're pursuing an academic degree from Excelsior College, our generous transfer policies give you a great head start. Your professional skills and training may give you credits so you don't need to take subjects you've already mastered on the job. We help you maximize your credit so that you can complete a degree faster.

In addition to awarding credit for work experience and skills, Excelsior offers transfer credits for:

Courses you completed at other accredited colleges or universities (even courses you took long ago may be eligible)

Qualified professional and technical training programs

Military service

Credit-by-examination

You may already be within a few credits of a degree—and the professional rewards you'll gain, such as higher pay and stronger career opportunities.

We also offer training courses for partners who have credit by assessment programs. Find out more about how you can convert your professional training into college credit.

You may be able to transfer up to 116 credits towards your bachelor's degree or up to 33 credits towards your master's degree. This allows many of our students to save money and finish sooner.

When you apply to Excelsior College, our admissions team will complete a preliminary transfer credit assessment. Be sure to mention that you qualify for partnership pricing. After you're accepted, our academic counselors will help you leverage your transfer credits for the greatest benefit—and get you to a degree as quickly as possible.

Learn about the maximum credit awarded for licenses and certifications for a Health Sciences Degree:

In addition, you may be eligible for federal loans as well as grants, scholarships, GI Bill® tuition assistance, and other forms of financial support. Excelsior's financial aid advisors will work with you to obtain all the forms of support for which you're eligible. We also offer flexible payment plans and budgeting assistance to help keep your education affordable.

Partnership benefits apply to all for credit certificates as well as associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees.

Step 3: Submit a financial aid form

Step 4: Enroll at Excelsior College

Once fully approved, you can commit to enroll at Excelsior College and begin your coursework. After you receive your official evaluation, an academic advisor will give you course approval and help you develop a program plan.